Associate Director, Grantsmanship and Compliance
Research and Sponsored Programs
Tuskegee University
1200 W. Montgomery Road
Kenney Hall 44-328
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama 36088
(334) 727-8985 (Telephone)
(334) 724-4881 (Fax)
Email: fmossgrant@tuskegee.edu

Director of Sponsored Programs
John A. Kenny, Room 70-218
Phone: 334-724-4472
Email:  jjackson4@tuskegee.edu

Grants Specialist II
John A. Kenny, Room 70-215
Phone: 334-724-4473
Email:  jmccray@tuskegee.edu

All activities involving animals must be conducted in accordance with humane and ethical principles established through federal laws, regulations, and guidelines.  Tuskegee University has an Animal Welfare Assurance Number on file from the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), and, therefore, follows the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. The IACUC is the primary authority on campus for all matters to animal care and use.  The IACUC requires the Attending Veterinarian, who serves as a member on the committee, to enforce policies established by the committee for animal care and use.

*Ex-Officio- Felecia Moss Grant- Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

*The Animal Care & Use Committee regular scheduled meeting date is the last Friday of each month except December. All protocol forms must be submitted a minimum of 10 working days before the committee's regular scheduled meeting.  Any application submitted after that deadline is generally reviewed in next month's meeting.  Applications received by 4:30 p.m. on the deadline date will be considered for discussion at IACUC's Committee meeting that month. Otherwise, it will be reviewed the next month.   

Please submitt all protocol forms to Mrs. Shakeya Tate, 334-727-8234, Williams-Bowie Hall, Comparative Medicine Resource Center and a copy must be emailed to iacuc@tuskege.edu.  

2025 Meeting Dates:

Jan 31, Feb 28, Mar 28, Apr 25, May 30, Jun 27, Jul 25, Aug 29, Sep 26, Oct 31, Nov 28, 
Decr-NO Meeting 

Contact Information:

Shakeya Tate, MPA, BSBA (334)-727-8234
IACUC Administrator
William Bowie Hall Rm# 119

The Human Participants Review Committee is committeed to providing a safe and healthy work and study environment for faculty, staff and students. Tuskegee University currently has an Federal Wide Assurance number on file from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), for the protection of Human Subjects. Tuskegee University policy requires institutional review and approval of all activities that involve the use of human participants.

*Ex-Officio- Felecia Moss-Grant  

The Human Participants Review (IRB) Committee regular scheduled meeting date is the last Wednesday of each month except December. All applications must be submitted a minimum of 10 working days before the committee's regular scheduled meeting.  Any application submitted after that deadline is generally reviewed in next month's meeting.  Applications received by 4:30 p.m. on the deadline date will be considered for discussion at IRB Committee meeting that month. Otherwise, it will be reviewed the next month. 

**Email the application packet along with the training certificate to Ms. Felecia Grant fmossgrant@tuskegee.edu

2025 Meeting Dates:

Jan 29, Feb26, Mar26, Apr30, May 28, Jun 25,  July 30, Aug 27, Sep 24, Oct 29, 
November-NO Meeting, December-NO Meeting

Tuskegee University, as an institution of higher learning and intellectual endeavors, has as one of its primary functions the continual search for new knowledge in fields in which the university community is active. The University views research by its faculty and within its own community as an important path to the discovery knowledge and its definition informs most useful to the University and the community it serves. Tuskegee University recognizes the creativity of its faculty, staff and students in research, intellectual pursuits.

The Intellectual Property Committee is the decision-making body that meets on a monthly basis to review all new invention disclosures and evaluate them in with respect to the following: development status; intellectual property status; market potential; market maturity; and competing technologies. 

* Ex-Offico- Felecia Moss Grant Office of Research and Sponsored Programs 

The Intellectual Property Committee regular scheduled meeting date is the last Wednesday of each month except November and December. All applications must be submitted a minimum of 10 working days before the committee's regular scheduled meeting. Any invention disclosure form submitted after that deadline is generally reviewed in next month's Intellectual meeting.  Disclosures received by 4:30 p.m. on the dealine date will be considered for discussion at Intellectual Property Committee meeting that month. Otherwise, it will be reviewed the next month.   

2025 Meeting Dates:                                                  

January 30, 2025
February 27, 2025
March 27, 2025
April 24, 2025
May 29, 2025
June 26, 2025
July 31, 2025
August 28, 2025
September 25, 2025
October 30, 2025
November -NO Meeting
December -NO Meeting

Submit one (1) copy of the application packet to Ms. Felecia Grant at Kenney Hall 44-328, Tuskegee, Alabama 36088 and email one (1) electronic copy to fmossgrant@tuskegee.edu.

Please submit the following documents to the committee:

• Disclosure Application (see below)
• Powerpoint Presentation on the Project  
• Visitation form from the Tuskegee University Patent and Trademark Center 

Helpful Information:

Manual
Disclosure Form (Fillable) 
Technology Transfer

Tuskegee University Biosafety Committee is charged the responsibility of ensuring that all activities within Tuskegee University involving potentially biohazardous materials are conducted in a safe manner and in confomity with federal mandated standards.  Biohazardous material includes infectious biological agents, toxins (carcinogens, mutagens, and tetrogens, and other hazardous chemicals), animal or human tissue or fluids, radioactive materials, and recombinant DNA.  Infectious biological agents are viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites and other organisms/genetic systems that, by virtue of their replication properties, are potentially harmful to humans and/ or other living systems.

*Felecia Moss Grant  (Ex-Officio Member)

The Biosafety Committee regular scheduled meeting date is the last Tuesday of each month except December. All applications must be submitted a minimum of 10 working days prior to the committee's regular scheduled meeting.

Submit one (1) copy of the application packet to Kenney Hall, Room 44-328, Felecia Grant, and one (1) electronic copy to fmossgrant@tuskegee.edu.

The package should include:

• Biosafety Application (see attached below)
• Laboratory Inspection Approval Letter
• Laboratory Safety Training Certificate

*The Biosafety Committee schedules two laboratory inspections of all labs each year.  Use the Biosafety Inspection Checklist, below, to make sure your lab is compliance before the inspection. 

• Biosafety Application (Fillable)
• Biosafety Training Module
• Biosafety Inspection checklist
• Biosafety Policy Manual
• Laboratory Safety (Template)
• Laboratory Safety Policy
• Biosafety Policies and Procedures (Powerpoint presentation)